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Shloka 87

Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment

Parāśara’s Instruction

नमो&स्तु शयमानाय शयितायोत्थिताय च । स्थिताय धावमानाय मुण्डाय जटिलाय च

namo 'stu śayāmānāya śayitāyotthitāya ca | sthitāya dhāvamānāya muṇḍāya jaṭilāya ca ||

(arthānuvādaḥ) tvaṁ sarva-prāṇināṁ hṛdaye śayānaḥ antar-yāmī puruṣaḥ | pralaya-kāle yoga-nidrām āśritya śete, sṛṣṭeḥ prārambhe ca kalpānta-nidrāto jāgarti | tvaṁ brahma-rūpeṇa sarvatra sthitaḥ, kāla-rūpeṇa ca sadā dhāvamānaḥ | muṇḍa-saṁnyāsī ca jaṭā-dhāri-tapasvī ca tavaiva rūpam | tubhyaṁ namaḥ ||

Bhishma dit : Salut à toi—que tu sois étendu, endormi ou te relevant ; que tu demeures immobile ou que tu cours sans cesse ; que tu paraisses comme le renonçant au crâne rasé ou comme l’ascète aux mèches emmêlées. Tu es le Seigneur intérieur qui repose au cœur de tous les êtres. Au temps de la dissolution, tu demeures dans le sommeil yogique, et à l’aube de la création tu t’éveilles du sommeil qui clôt un âge. Comme Brahman tu pénètres tout ; comme le Temps tu poursuis ta course ininterrompue. Même les voies diverses de la vie spirituelle—renoncement et austérité—sont tes manifestations. C’est pourquoi je me prosterne devant toi.

नमःsalutation
नमः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस्
अस्तुlet (it) be
अस्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperative (Vidhi-lin/Loṭ), 3, singular, Parasmaipada
शयमानायto (the one) lying down
शयमानाय:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootशयमान
Formmasculine, dative, singular
शयितायto (the one) who has lain/slept
शयिताय:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootशयित
Formmasculine, dative, singular
उत्थितायto (the one) risen/awakened
उत्थिताय:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्थित
Formmasculine, dative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
स्थितायto (the one) standing/abiding
स्थिताय:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थित
Formmasculine, dative, singular
धावमानायto (the one) running
धावमानाय:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootधावमान
Formmasculine, dative, singular
मुण्डायto the shaven-headed one
मुण्डाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootमुण्ड
Formmasculine, dative, singular
जटिलायto the matted-haired one
जटिलाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootजटिल
Formmasculine, dative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
A
Antaryamin (Inner Ruler)
P
Purusha (Supreme Person)
B
Brahman
K
Kala (Time)
S
Sannyasi (renunciant)
T
Tapasvi (ascetic)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches the all-encompassing nature of the Supreme: the same Reality is present in rest and activity, dissolution and creation, stillness and motion, and even in contrasting spiritual disciplines. It emphasizes the indwelling Lord (antar-yāmī) and the unity behind diverse forms.

In the Shanti Parva, Bhishma—speaking from his bed of arrows—offers a hymn of praise, identifying the Supreme as the inner ruler of all beings and as the cosmic principle governing both creation (awakening) and dissolution (yogic sleep), while honoring ascetic and renunciant forms as manifestations of that same divinity.